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Crotalus viridis
Found this little beauty warming himself in the middle of the road on a cold fall day. I was surprised to see him out at all, but with recent flood water finally subsiding I think it's possible he was making his way back to his territory after being displaced by the flood. We moved him off the road and out of harms way. He was not very appreciative! Hopefully he finds a nice safe place to hibernate.
Spotted on Oct 16, 2013
Submitted on Oct 17, 2013
33 Comments (1–25)
Thanks Snakes Are Cool! It was the first one I had ever seen! Definitely love at first sight!
Classic rattler stance! Awesome!!
Thank you so much Mona Pirih! I'm glad we got him off the road safely!
awesome..
Thank you Adarsha!
Nice series Emily :)
I completely agree Łoce! Being the first rattlesnake I have ever seen in person, I was very much impressed with his beauty!
Beautifull snake :))
Thank you so much Christy! Looking forward to our "Raptoring" on Monday!
Nice one, Emily! Picture perfect! Congrats on another well-deserved SOTD!
;-)
Thank you all so much! I had a very beautiful and cooperative subject!
Congratulations, Emily !
WOW !! Great !! Congrats on the Spotting of the Day :)
Congrats!
Congrats Emily!Very nice spotting!!!!
Congrats Emily! Not only a lovely snake and great photos, but also your attitude towards the snake, to save it. Well deserved!
What a fantastic photo Emily! Very, very well deserved :)
Great spotting and well deserved SOTD! And thanks for saving the snake :)
Congrats on SOTD and for saving a snake! I'm sure it's very happy it did not get run over.
Congratulations Emily on your SOTD
Thank you suzmonk!
Congratulations ... so great.
Thank you all so much! I am truly honored! It's up to all of us who love animals to be their advocates and to educate others about them. People often fear what they don't understand. We can all educate those around us through our actions and our photographs! This snake didn't want to hurt me, he wanted to be left alone! I hope this snake finds a safe warm place to spend his winters...far far away from the road!
Awesome story and spotting! Really nice shots. Thanks for sharing Emily, Congrats! :)
Congrats!